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How do I annotate a fax?


Using the Zetafax viewer, faxes received in your Inbox can be annotated and saved either for your records or to be forwarded to another person. Likewise by printing an item to the Zetafax Printer you can annotate it prior to sending using the Zetafax Viewer.

 

To annotate a fax

1.Double click the fax you wish to add annotations to, the Zetafax viewer will automatically load the selected fax.

2.Using the annotations toolbar, you can add your annotations to your selected fax:

 

Annotation icon

Annotation type

Description

Select

Allows you to select Existing annotations in order to modify or delete them.

Properties

Allows you to modify the properties of an annotation.  For example the thickness of a line or the transparency of a stamp.

Straight line

Allows you to draw a straight line.

Freehand line

Allows you to draw a line in any direction.

Rectangle

Allows you to draw a rectangle.

Highlight

Allows you to shade a rectangle.

Text box

Allows you to add a box of text to your fax.

Picture

Allows you to add images to your fax.

Stamp

Allows you to add a box of preset text to your fax.

Remove all annotations

Allows you to remove all non saved annotations.

 

3.Having added the annotations that you require, save your fax and exit the viewer.

 

To create a custom stamp

1.Click the Stamp icon in the annotations toolbar to view the Stamp options menu.

2.Select Add Stamp, the New Stamp dialog will be displayed.

3.Enter a name for your stamp in the New Stamp Name field.

This should be something descriptive, as this will be displayed as the stamp name within the Zetafax viewer.

4.Add the text you wish to be displayed as part of your stamp into the Stamp string.

For example:     Received by Sam Smith

 

In addition to adding standard text, there are two smart commands you can use within your stamps:

 

Stamp Command

Description

%D%

Adds the date in the short standard Windows format, for example: 02/01/06.

%DD%

Adds the date in the long standard Widows format, for example: January 01 2006.

 

5.Select OK to save your stamp.